LIVE STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 16

LIVE STOCK MARKET

EXPORT VALUES RISE. BUT MEAT LOWER. SFEIX OF MOD WEATHER. Since last report there has been a slight improvement in some of the export market*. A temporary shortage has brought an advance in the price of New Zealand butter, which was quoted at the week-end from 88/ to 89/, a rise pf 5/6 in the week, and almost up to the level ruling a year ago. Cheese ie steady at late rates. The London wool sales have opened, and, contrary to expectations, values have been maintained at the level of last series. This may be accepted as a good omen for the final Auckland sale of the season, which is to be held tomorrow. At Smithfield values have shown an easing tendency owing to heavier supplies of lamb, beef and pigs. Mutton is in short supply, and prices are firmer. During the week weather conditions have been mild, practically ideal for stock at the time- of the year, and fattening is proceeding rery satisfactorily. 'Freeing works axe fully occupied, chiefly with heavy killings of lambs and pige, also a fair quantity of boner cattle and regular consignments of beef cattle for chilling. Of conditions in the country our Waikato correspondent writes:— "The most remarkable feature of the stock business in the Waikato during the past week wtt the recovery made in the store sheep section at Morrinsville last Friday. A good entry was penned, including several lines of ewes, and it was noticeable right from the start of the sale that good quality jwing eheep would be in demand. Apparently many sheep farmers have been caught in need of a few ewea to complete their requirements , and they appear to be prepared to give good prices tor suitable sheep. Most of , the sales w#» made in email lots, and as already etatea prices were up at least 3/ to 4/ per heed on previous sales. It is still Terr .noticeable that older ewes are hard to quit, and -very little improvement can b* recorded with this class of sheep Another feature Was . that two-tooths, which at the commencement of the season were extremely popular, during the last few sales declined in value and do net show the appreciable rise which other classes do. Whether the market will be maintained at this level or not, it is hard to say, but there are still indications that good quality young breeding ewes will meet a good reception. All the local sheep fairs for the season have now finished, so that eheepfarmers requiring further supplies are depending on outside districts for their supplies. From advice to hand from other district* there is every indication that large quantities are available to come to the Waikato if prices are at all tempting. •tare Cattle to Demand. That a good demand exists for store cattle, was evident at Morrinsville last week when a. food offering of Polled Angus 1' and Hereford 18 months to 2%-year-old steers was submitted to auction. Of late the. inquiry has been for grown cattle, but .at Friday's sale as no grown cattle were ! offered younger sorts were readily absorbed at prices in advance of expectations. The J best pen of 2%-year-old Hereford cross steers realised up to £9 2/, while many J pens changed hands from £8 10/ to £9, , with younger sorts from £7 10/ to £8, which appeared to be very good money ' for the age of the cattle. Dairy Offerings Scares. So far this autumn the supply of dairy cattle, both weaner heifer calves and incalf heifers, has been late in coming foriward, in fact at practically all centres I the majority of the yardinge comprise I boners and oddments. Boners still realise ' good values and are usually absorbed by exporters at an advance on schedule rates, i Unfortunately the beef section has not , been quite so buoyant a* usual and there ' appears, if anything, to be a slight decline in both ox and cow beef. This to some extent can be accounted for by the larger quantities of fat Jersey cows being purchased by the butchers, but no doubt as this supply is exhausted prime quality will again come into its own. In the pig section the drop in schedule has again acted as a setback and quantities handled during the week have not been so large. However, once farmers get accustomed to the lower values, heavy yardinge will again be the order of the day. 'Stores and weaners are dull of sate. Comparison of (Isolations. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:— This Week. Last Week.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report* on the eale ae follows: — Beef.—We yarded 133 head of beet, comprising 32 ateere and 101 cowe and heifere, against 210 head laet week. The quality of the ox beef wae first claee, and, selling under a good demand, we have to report value* on a par with laet report. A smaller yarding of good quality cow and heifer beef drew good competition, with values for this class improved on laet week. Extra choice ox eold to 34/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 30, to 33/; just killable, 26 to 29 ; prime young cow and heifer beef. 28. to 30 ; juet killable, 20 to 24, . Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £12 to £12 7 6; lighter prime eteere, £11 to £11 15 ; light prime eteere, £10 to £10 13 : email and unfinished Steele, £6 3, to £9 15 ; extra heavy prime young cowe and heifere, £9 10/ to £10 12 6; heavy prime cows and heifere, £7 10/ to £9; lighter prime cows and heifere, £8 5/ to £7 5/; light cowe, £5 to £6; other killable cows, £2 15/ to £4 10'. Sheep.—Sheep came forward in under average r-umbene, and eold under steady competition at rate* fully on a par with laet week. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 9/ to £1 9 9; heavy prime, £1 8' to £1 8,9; medium, £1 66 to £1 7 6; light and unfinished, £1 4/ to £1 6: heavy prime ewee, 20. to 21/6; lighter, 18 to 19 6; other ewes, 15/ to 17.6. Lambs.—An average entry of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lam'o. £16 to £1 6,9; medium, £14 to £1 j.9; lighter, £1 1/ to £1 3,6; email and plain, 17/6 to £1. Calves.—A heavy yarding of calves wae penned. Choice quality vealere sold steadily, but plainer eorte were harder to quit,, and values generally were easier. Medium runners, £3 to £4 10/; heavy vealere, £3 18/ to £4 4/; medium, £3 2/ to £3 10/; light, £2 4/ to £2 9/; smaller, £1 11/ to £2; unfinished and bucket-fed, 18/ to £1 10/; bobby and rough calves, «/ to 15,'. ? Pigs.—A full yarding of pigs sold under eteady competition at value* a little easier than last week's rates. Heavy baoonera, £3 9/ to £3 11/; medium, £3 5/ to £3 7/; light, £2 19/ to £3 2/; heavy porkers, £2 8/ to £2 13/; medium, £2 2/ to £2 6'; light, £1 16/ to £2 1/; small and unfinished, £1 5/ to £1 12/. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sone, Ltd., report on the eale as follows:— Beef.—Our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 219 head, ae against 313 head last week, comprising 72 steers and 147 cowe and heifers. The quality of ox beef penned was firet-claee. Bidding was spirited, and late rates were maintained. Cowe and heifere were penned in smaller numbers than last week, and improved slightly in values. Extra choice ox sold to £1 14/ per 1001b; choice and prime. £1 10/ to £1 12/; secondary and plain, £1 7/ to £1 9,'; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 8/ to £1 10/; ordinary cow beef, 17/ to £1 4/. Extra heavy prime eteera ranged in price from £13 to £13 15/; 11 eteere from Mr. F. L. Vining, of Pokeno. averaged £126/4; heavy prime steers, £12 to £12 10/; lighter prime. £11 to £11 7/6: light prime, £10 to £10 12/6; small and 1 unfinished, £4 10/ to £8 15/; extra heavy ' prime young cowe and heifere, £8 10/ to £10; heavy prime, £6 15/ to £7 10.'; 1 lighter prime, £5 to £6; other killable cowe, £3 5/ to £4. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 814. Competition waa keen, with values remaining firm at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 9/ to £1 1 10/6; heavy prime, £17/ to £1 8/; ' medium to heavy, £1 6/ to £1 6/9; light ; to medium, £1 4/ to £1 5/; unfinished wethere, 18/e to £1 2/6; extra heavy prime ■ young-ewe*, £1 1/6 to £1 3/; heavy prime ewee, £1 to £1 1/; lighter prime, 18/6 to ' 19/6; other killable ewes, 17/ to 18/; other ewee, 6/ to 16/. Lambs.—Our total yarding of lambe ' numbered 614. Bidding wae keen, with values slightly in advance of recent sales. 1 Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 9/ to £1 11/6; heavy prime* £1 7/ to £1 8/; lighter prime, £1 4/ to £1 5/9; light prime, £1 2/ to £1 3/6; small and plain, 10/6 to £1. Calvee.—The calf pens were well filled. The demand was again easier, and prieee slightly lower. Runners made £2 15/ to • £5 7/6; heavy vealere, £3 18/ to £4 4/; 1 medium, £3 4/ to £3 10/; light, £2 6/ to ' £2 12/; smaller, £1 15/ to £2 1/; un- ; finished and bucket-fed, £1 to £1 14/: bobby and rough calvee, 4/ to 15/. 247 • calvee were sold. ; Pigs.—Pige were again in full supply. Buyers were operating with reduced ; schedules, and values for all classes were ; a little lower. Choppers made £1 15/ to £3; heavy prime baconere, £3 9/ to £3 12/; medium, £3 4/ to £3 7/; light, £2 19/ to £3 2/; heavy porkers, £2 8/ to £2 12/; medium. £2 2/ to £2 6/; light, £1 IS/ to £1 19/; unfinished and small, £1 J 4/ to £1 12/; etores, £1 to £1 4/; elipe. ■ 11/ to 16/; weaners, 5/ to 9/. Baconers 1 and porkers averaged 5%d per lb. A total 8 of 732 pigs wae eold. - LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the t sale as follows:— Beef.—Our yarding of beef was an average one. There was a steady demand, with values about the same for all classes. Extra choice ox sold to £1 14/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 10/ to £1 13/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 5/ to £1 9/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £16/ to £1 10/; ordinary cow beef, 18/ to £1 5/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £12 17/6 to £13 15/; heavy prime steers, £11 12/6 to £12 15/; lighter prime eteers, £10 10/ to £11 10/; light prime steers. £9 to £10 7/6; plain and J small, £6 to £8 15/; extra heavy prime v young cows and heifers, £7 12/6 to £10 5 5/'; heavy'prime young cows nnd heifers. £6 7/6 to £7 10/; lighter, £5 to £6 5/; J !?«•»*• £ * to "'** 17/6; aged and plain finished cows, £2 10/ to £3 15/. Sheep.—We had an average entry of sheep. Competition was keen, and values improved for fat wethers. Fat ewes 'were very firm at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 10/3 to £1 11/9; medium prime, £1 8/6 to £1 10/; light prime, £1

5/ to £1 8/; small and unfinished, £1 to £1 4/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 2/ to £1 3/3; medium prime, £1 to £1 1/6; light prime, 18/ to 19/9; smaller and plain ewes, 14/ to 17/; inferior and poor ewea, 5/ upward. Lambs.—Lambs in average numbers again sold readily, with values very firm. Extra heavy prime, £1 7/ to £1 10/; heavy prime, £1 ,'t to £1 6/6; medium prime, £ 1 3/ to £ 1 4/9; light prime, £1 to £1 29; small, 18/ to 19/9; unfinished, 12/ to 17/. Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. All classes were easier in value. Choppers sold from £1 to £2 12/; heavy ami medium baconers, £3 3/ to £3 11/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 8/ to £3; medium porkers and light porkers, £1 16/ to £2 6/; small and unfinished, £1 8/ to £1 14/. There was no demand for store pigs, and a poor sale resulted. Large stores, 12/ to 16/; slips, 7/ to 11/; weaners. 3/ to 8/. Calves.—Our entry of calves was a heavy one. Values were generally easier. Good quality vealers sold at rates on a par with last week's quotations, but heavy and plain calves were hard to quit. Runners, £2 to £6 10/; heavy vealers, £3 10/ to £4 "/; medium, £2 18/ to £3 8/; light £2 to £2 16/; smaller, £1 8/ to £1 18/; small. 16/ to £1 6/; rough calves, 10/ to £1; fresh dropped, 7/ to 14/. ADDINGTON MARKET. DOWNWARD TENDENCY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Easier markets were the rule at to-day's Addington sale, especially for breeding ewes and store sheep. Lambs met with a slightly better market, but ewes were down by 2/ to 3/ a head oh a week ago. Average two-tooths and sound-mouthed ewes were most.affected. A number of pens of the former sold at from 32/ to 36/, the tojKgpYicaJttt a line of Corriedales beine fyijFtm&miAMteW. for .-the best two-tootfas it '.lne*'Arntterley fair on Monday. The Best of the four and five-year theep to-day sold at 27/6, about 3/ weaker than last *week. Fat lambs eold at unaltered schedule rates, butchers securing most of the small entry. Fat sheep: A good-sized yarding. Best wethers showed little change, but ell medium sorts were easier by Is for wethers and 1/6 for ewes. Best wethers sold at from 28/ to 32/; good medium weights, 25/ to 27/; light, down to 22/; best ewes, 23/ to 26/; good. 19/ to 22/; light, down to 14/6. Fat cattle: A heavy entry of 460 head and a weaker market by 15/. Best sorts brought from £13 to £15; good. £10 10/ to £12 10/; others, down to £8 10/; best heifers. £7 to £9 17/6; medium to Rood, £5 5/ to £6 10/; others, down to £5 5/; best cows, to £9 10/; medium to Rood. £5 to £6 a/. Fat pigs: Little change in values. Choppers, 53/6 to £3 11/; porkers. 33/6 to 51/6: average, M to 6V4d; baconers. 47/6 to £4 19/6; average price per Il>, s'/4d to 6d. HAWKE'S BAY VALUES. (By Telegraph.—Presg Association.) HASTINGS, Wednesday. An over-supply accounted for an easing in values for fat cattle at Stortford Lodge to-day, when ox beef was down by 15/ a head and female sorts were easier up to 20/. The large yarding did not contain a wide range of quality, prime lines being well in the minority. Bidding at times was erratic, with lines lacking quality being somewhat hard to trade. Inferior cow beef brought little more than store values. A few lines of well-bred station store cattle sold readily. Well-grown young bullocks made £10 2/6. Good 30-months-old Aberdeen Angus steers, making useful prospective chillers, brought £9. Store sheep values showed little change from last week, with the better lines of Jambs and wethers tending to improve. An exceptional line of fat and forward wethers made the best price for some weeks, realising 27/6. Black-faced lambs, containing a percentage ready to hang up, made 21/7. Medium quality woolly lots ranged from 15/9 to 17/6 cull sorts making to 12/. Fattening ewes were hard to quit at 10/. A moderate yarding of fat sheep maintained last week's prices, freezing ewes making 18/6, prime heavy o« 21/, Down-cross two-tooth prime to

IT BEEF (per 1001*)— _ Extra ciotc* ox 34/ 34/ * Ch * Ce . WM !. P . r!me 30/ to 33/ 80/ to 33/ ie Choice and prime ,? cow and heifer 25/ to 30/ 25/ to 30/ J Boner and rough 17/ to 24/ 17/ to 24/ ** SHEEP (per heed) — Prime wethen . 24/ to 31/9 24/ to 31/ ie UnBn. wethers . 18/ to 24/9 20/ to 23/ r Prime ewee .. 18/ to 23/3 18/9 to 23/3 c " Unfln. *wee .. 6/ to J7/ 3/ to 18/e m Prime iambs .. 20/ to#1/6 --18/ to30/a c- Un«n. la»b* .. 10/ to 10/9 8/ to 17/6 w CALVKS (per head)— •. Runnera 40/ to 130/ 50/ to 117/6 " Vealew 4/ to 87/ 5/ to 100/ 7 PIGS (per head)— •- Baconera 59/ to 72/ 60/ to 73/ la Porkere 24/ to 53/ 25/ to 54/ „. Weanera 3/ to 0/ 4/ to 12/ m Nip* 7/ to 16/ 12/ to21/ Large atore* .. 12/ to 24/ 21/ to 28/